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WH1TB FME PURSSWXDNE8DAY, AUGUSI!19~190, PAGE 3 Mainurgeswreeetion of povncial Libeas . By JM kKowahkl Onitanlo votera can send a stnmg-message te, Ottawa" by re-lecting aàprovincial .Liberal uovernmeint, says> MP Paul Mar- A Lfiberal win on Sept. viwill mean the federal government's poièles, are not workinq and that a leaderslup vaoeum existe at the national level, says Martin. ,* * RÀrely has theère ever been a Provincial election where the âtate of the nation is so involved. As Ontario goes, no goes Canada.» Martin a Montreal-area MP, was i *hby 1at week cam- paigning for Libral incumbent MlnFurlong. Martin, whom Furlongouppr ted i.last Junesfderallehaer- ship race (Martin finished second te Jean Chretien), said it is A-candfidates meeting to be'held Aug«. 2 3 Witbyý Jaycees will hold an Ml-Candidates' Night on Aug. 23 at thé Whitby muni'cipal building. The event will begin at 8 p.m. in the coundil chambers. < Alcandidates' 'runninig .in Durhamn Centre wiii be invited to, attend, . and residents can asic questfions about.issues ofconcern. SFor more information contact l3ick Roberts at 668-9933. Ontario 'engtne' slowdown harts Canada essential the Lâiberais are retur- ned to power in Ontario. «When you look at the country the economy is I major trouble there is a question of national unity. Brian Mulroney has not provideany leadership at ail," saidMrtn («OnIy the Ontario Liberals and <Premier) David Peterson can provide strong national leader- ship until we get rid of Mul- rone>y. » Martin said Ontario has been the «engine» driving Canada's economic performance in recent years and, any slowdown that The candidates fe Durham Centre Liberal - nFPurimgencumbent PC- Jim FIaht NDJ4. DrmmS Nt famfly Çoalitoe.Ninom 1M. affecta Ontario uItimaté,ýy hurta the cou ntry,. «There. are certain things Ontario.has no control over, but eventually Ontario séts the trend. 'If Ontario fal '~ this country wiil fater,"siaid17artin. Hie said Ontario votera opposed te the federal governmentsé pro- goods anid services tax (GT) çnregiter their oppos- tion by ot»in beral on Sept. 6. "I' 'baey designed, stupid- tEm w~ have togaet rid of it. It wlcrsh smail business and hurt 1o A-icoe earners." Mari agreed that ultimately the will of the elected House of Commoýis muet prevail, but he supports the Liberal-dominated Senate holding up passage of the bill implementingthetax. «The issue is, does he (Mul- roney) have -the mandate te do it?n asked Martin. "One can* legitimately asic s3hould there not be an election? Is the wiii of the people being proerly expressed?" Mn doubta that the recent failure of the Meech Lake consti- tutional accord wiii be an issue i the campaign. However, he feels the need for national leadership wiii be an issue. "You can't asic the provincial Tories te provide leadership because they'r part of the failure," said Matin referring te that partys ties witli ita federal cousins. Nor can the provincial New Democrats play a part in a national leadership role, said Martin. "In qtie (laat Mondaj>'s) federal byeiecton. in Quebec, the NDP candidàte is an open seo>artist. "'TMi. oly party that can pro- vide 1 dership la the provincial Oa permh alnote, Martin said liasknown Fiýrlong aud ( respected bis abiliti«W for many «Allan was there wihen I made one of my'ftfitapeecIes when I went* inte politics. Hé took me asidè afterwards ànd gently expàined tome the ht way to makie a speech," la ?- Mar-tin. JOH B UWE GARDNENR Ai ' 4 M ~-iiI ) MAP PAUL MARTIN jlt, and Durham Centr MPP ian urlong ta&k te Whitby resîdent Don Warne during campaigning iast week Pet« Tombln photn JIM -vFLA HERTY ENVI RONMENT: "Vhat's quite clear is that the Liberal Government has had an opportunity to deal with en vironmental probIems ... Problems like the P.E. I. ship docked at the foot of Port Whitby harbor laden with cancer causlng P. C.B.'"s. The Liberal member has had the opportunity to demonstrate some initiative and ta work co-operatively with aitlèvels of Government... what has he been doing for the past 3 years?g" JIM FLAHERTY EDUCATION: 'The Peterson Government has promised over and over again that it wouldpro vide School Boards additional funding. Their current record points to an ever-decreasing level of funding. The Durham Board of Education, one of Qntario's fastest growing regions, has had to raise local taxes just to keep up with the shortiail in Pro vincial funding. Poor planning by the Province has led ta, an increasing number of portables in newly completed schools. Does this make good sense ?" JIM FLAHERTY AUTHORIZED BY STEVE MEEK C.F.O. DURHAM CENTRE P.C. ASSOCIATION ' 'I 1- t ~~..ix. . -pre etàu fà: t- tqIb JW